DICKINSON COUNTY -The Dickinson County Sheriff is investigating Thursday morning’s hay bale fire.

Fire crews were dispatched to report of the fire near the intersection of 800 Avenue and Fair Road just after 6:30 a.m.  Saline County Fire District 1 Chief Rod Ade said the cause of the fire is suspicious.

Ade said, “We had bales on fire in four different locations and saw tire tracks and someone driving around near the bales.”

According to Ade, the first two fires were two and a half miles apart. The third was a mile and a half west and the fourth fire was a mile south and back to the west.

The damp conditions from early morning rain prevented the fire from spreading into the surrounding grass.

“If this had been earlier in the week, it would have been a much different fire,” he said.

“A couple of farmers used their equipment to help keep the fire from spreading. They lost 50-75 large bales and no acreage.’

There were no injuries.

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DICKINSON COUNTY -Fire crews  are responding to report of a hay bale fire near the intersection of 800 Avenue and Fair Road southeast of Salina.

Reports indicate two separate fires in the area. Approximately 60 bales in one fire and 30 in another.

Check Salina Post for additional details as they become available.